Thanks I did a manual re-tune and not an auto re-tune and in fact the only change required from the situation before 9 May was that group 3 which was 31 became 51. Thus I assume that I did what you are recommending.

On your second point how do I do a factory re-set before carrying out an auto tune or are you saying that doing it manually as I did that this is not required?

Thanks

link to this comment

M's Freeview map M's terrain plot M's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage

Freeview reception - all about aerials | Installing
Monday 14 May 2012 12:44AM
Daventry

Thanks you are talking to a complete beginner here who only wants to find he previously had and has minimum interest in the technicalities

However I take your point that a reset/ fresh may be needed. However I am no nearer understanding what I need to do. My menu doesn't seem to show factory reset or first time install or complete retune.

What info do you need from me to give me a step by step procedure to do what I need to do to " start afresh"

Please keep it simple. I think I got the gist of what you were saying, jb38, about the necessity of starting again but most of what you said in your text went over my head

Thanks

link to this comment

M's Freeview map M's terrain plot M's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage

Freeview reception - all about aerials | Installing
Monday 14 May 2012 12:28PM
Daventry

Thank you jb38. When you refer to the box is this a reference to the TV? I have a Goodmans LD2412F 24'' LCD TV

I am presuming that as the tuning operation is in the TV the box is in effect contained in the TV?

Separately I have a Panasonic DVD Recorder Model NO. DMR-EX773EB which as you will note from my previous posts seems able improve on certain weak and indeed even seems to get channels that the TV by itself cannot pick up.

Sadly this is not the case with ITV3 which the TV doesn't seem to recognise and the HDD records as .

I this helps

Regards

Mike

link to this comment

M's Freeview map M's terrain plot M's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage

Freeview reception - all about aerials | Installing
Tuesday 15 May 2012 8:35PM
Daventry

Thanks jb38 The strength which is a green/blue bar occasionally and for a split second only jumps to 46% but then back to anything down to 24%. However the most common strength is 33-35%

I don't understand what means? There seems to be no button or word scan to be seen.

If there is a problem in the N'pton area and I am about 13 miles to the W of N'pton has there been any acknowledgement of this?because if not then presumably nothing is being done.

Thanks

link to this comment

M's Freeview map M's terrain plot M's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage

Freeview reception - all about aerials | Installing
Wednesday 16 May 2012 11:33PM
Daventry

jb38 Thanks for your reply. It seems that there are complaints in this area and some from people closer to than I am which is bad news for me. What you haven't said is what if anything the "authorities" are doing about it? Any idea?

As far as I am aware I do have an in the . It was fitted several years ago way back in the era. At that time an fitter came and installed two aerials One pointing to Anglia and the other to the E Mids. The reason for this was that in front of the house there is a line of tall trees that block the from the W Mids which is but no obstruction in either the E Mids or Anglia areas.

The reception chart seems to show that the E Mids ( ?) should be much poorer than Sandy Heath but I do get both the E Mids and Anglia news at about equal strength which is strange.

I have the Yagi aerials for both directions.

I am confused as to what is being done to address the current reception issue and what I might try to get ITV3 which is the only I might want to receive occasionally.

Thanks

Mike

link to this comment

M's Freeview map M's terrain plot M's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage

Freeview reception - all about aerials | Installing
Thursday 17 May 2012 9:19PM
Daventry

Thanks all for the replies. Much of what you said went over my head. I had never even heard of a diplexer until your replies. What does it look like and how do I tell if it is on the aerials' supporting pole? If it is how do I by-pass it? If it isn't on the supporting pole where might it be? In the ?

With the Goodman's "source" button on the remote on DTV I cannot get any between 0014 More 4 and 0028 E4. In fact the range of channels is quite limited. No Film 4 for instance or Pick TV or Yesterday. It doesn't say it just jumps from 9 BBC Four to 13 +1 then 14 More 4 then 28 E4

However when I switch to receiving the signal via the Panasonic HDD by switching to I get a much bigger range of channels including 10 ITV3 but no signal, 11 Pick TV, 12 Yesterday, 13,14 15 but not 16 and 17, 18,19, 20-22, So most of the channels from 15-28 which the DTV doesn't even register

ITV3 shows no signal but at least shows as ITV3. Pick TV shows as 11 and Yesterday as 12 and Film 4 as channel 15.

All these channels via the HDD get good signals. Why the big difference between DTV in the Goodmans's set and the much enhance range of channels via the HDD except for ITV 3 which is know to the HDD set up but records as "No Signal"

Sorry I do not know how to relate what I have said about the numbers for Pick TV and Yesterday to the channels in the 50s range that have been mentioned

No the has not been changed since I was . The currently two YAGIs( I only know about YAGI because of the opening section on this site shows a YAGI aerial) were installed sometime in the late 1990s if my memory serves me correctly.

Frankly I need replies to take me through what I need to do in easy steps.

I am capable of being educated but you need to assume little or no knowledge on my part.

So more needed as you can see

Thanks

Mike

link to this comment

M's Freeview map M's terrain plot M's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage

Freeview reception - all about aerials | Installing
Friday 18 May 2012 12:05AM
Daventry

I think you are saying that despite getting good for ITV 3 Film 4 etc before the final retuning on 9th May, those days are gone and I have lost these permanently unless I take action. I cannot expect that the problems experienced by others in the Npton area will result in any change to circumstances ie. no-one is going from the authorities is going to me. In other words nothing will change to improve things short of action on my part.

That action needs to consist of:

Checking whether I have an appropriate on the and if not obtaining a Log 40 aerial. On the other hand if I have the correct aerial but both aerial wires lead into the diplex box then do I simply disconnect the E Mids wire from the diplex box so effectively the diplex box is just a join in the wire?

Have I understood what needs to be done correctly and how easy is it? Is there any source of info to refer to?

If on the other hand the aerial isn't the right one then I have no choice except to call in an aerial installer who presumably can the new Log 40 aerial and remove the E Mids Yagi aerial and lead a brand new wire into the house.

Incidentally why is it that connection via the HDD box and the option give me all those extra channels except of course the illusive ITV3?

Thanks

Mike

link to this comment

M's Freeview map M's terrain plot M's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage

Page 2